How to tame your Advice Monster | Michael Bungay Stanier | TEDxUniversityofNevada
In this funny and provocative talk, Michael Bungay Stanier explains how advice-giving goes bad, the three personas of your Advice Monster, and why the powerful act of staying curious a little longer is the secret to taming your Advice Monster.
Michael Bungay Stanier’s most recent book is The Advice Trap, a follow-up to 2016's Coaching Habit which has become the best-selling book on coaching of the century with more than ¾ million copies sold. He is the founder of Box of Crayons, a learning and development company that helps organizations transform from advice-driven to curiosity-led.
He is Australian, was a Rhodes Scholar, and lives in Toronto. He can be found at MBS.works.
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